Vacation - Contest

[the_jersey_lilly_2000]

1. CattleArmy

2. reader(theSecond)

3. TxSimmies

4. MsSage

5. Clarencen

6. LimousinGirl

7. Leanin'H

8. Jassy

9. OD/NT

10. V_Key

 

[per]

I don't know if there is more than one drive through tree out there, but if that is in Northern California I believe I have gone through it. How many of you have driven through a tree, if not that tree? :???:

 

[Mrs.Greg]

:shock: We can ONLY vote for 1 pic ? Amazing photos!

Number 1 has so much in it,you can look for a long time at it,kudo's to the photographer of that one.

Number 6 A "Keeper"!!!

I want to visit all these pic places!!


Ya vote for just one pic...grrrr......LOL

 

[burnt]

I don't know if there is more than one drive through tree out there, but if that is in Northern California I believe I have gone through it. How many of you have driven through a tree, if not that tree? :???:

When we took our kids on a trip through the west in '93, we toured down Hwy. 101 in Oregon(?) and California. The Redwoods were simply stupendous in size and majesty. There was one through which we drove our full-sized Chevy van. Tight, but passable.

One tree was particularly memorable, having a sign with its name on it - "The Big Tree"! It was 23 feet in diameter at the ground, 428 feet high and contained enough lumber to build scores of houses. When my wife and the kids stood in front of it for a picture, they looked like they were lined up in front of a wall.

 

[MsSage]

I think there are a couple you can drive through. Everyone if given a chance needs to drive through its awesome. I still remember it and I was maybe 7.
Cool pics cant wait to hear the stories about the places.

 

[OldDog/NewTricks]

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=Drive+Through+Tree&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

Drive -Thru Trees

Chandelier Tree in Leggettt

Just because you can.

There are three "Drive-Through" Trees located on the North Coast. All are privately owned and a fee is charged to drive through. The closest one to Humboldt Redwoods State Park is the Shrine Drive-Thru Tree in Myers Flat, four miles south of the park visitor's center.

The Trees and Their Locations Heading North:

Chandelier Tree: This redwood gets its name from it unique limb structure. The tree resembles an ornate chandelier. The drive-through tree park is open from 8am to dusk year round and offers a gift shop, picnic area, and nature walks in the forest. To reach the park: take the Leggett exit where Hwy 101 junctions with Hwy1, after exiting the freeway turn south immediately onto frontage rd and watch for signs to park. 707-925-6363 More Info:

Shrine Drive-Thru Tree, and Drive-Over Tree: 13078 Avenue of the Giants, Myers Flat, CA 95554 Drive your car through a redwood tree or over a fallen redwood log. The kids will like our two 2-story tree houses and the children's walk-through stump. Visit the redwood gift shop 707 943 1658.

Klamath Tour Thru Tree: Klamath (Terwer Valley exit from Highway 101) Located North of Klamath Bridge. 707 482 5971 or contact the Klamath Chamber of Commerce


The tree with a highway running through it was located in Yosemite National Park. It was a Giant Sequoia and it fell in 1969.

 

[OldDog/NewTricks]

The photo was taken in 1946 at Yosemite on our way back to California after Dads Discharge from WWII.

As I recall Dad paid $300+ for the 1938(?) Pontiac that had been on Blocks all through the War _ 300+ miles on it

In 1950 he traded it in on a new Studabaker (sp) that we flew back east to pick-up :lol:

I was going into 3rd Grade

 

[Clarencen]

So it's a Pontiac. The style is similiar to cars of the 1936 era. That is what intrigued me. I thought it might be a Chevy. My closest neighbors had a 1937 Pontiac, but I don't remember just what it looked like.

 

[OldDog/NewTricks]

1936 - Might have been - that was a Loooong time ago _ I was just Happy My Dad Came Home From The War.

I just remember Dad talking about the low price and low miles, Had 3 on-the floor, and had to carry Water Bags every where we went _ I recall crossing over Toga Pass (mostly one way with Big Tree Lumber Trucks coming down and Shear Drops on the Left _ I spent most of the time on the Floor in the back-seat.
When we made it to Yosemite we spent the night at Camp Keri _ My dad said it was going to Rain _ "Look at the big Clouds", in the morning we found the Clouds to be the big High Cliffs of Yosemite Valley

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

I hope Clarence fills us in on his entry as it has me curious

 

[Clarencen]

My entry was taken from a slide that I took years and years ago. It is of the Mammoth Springs in the Yellowstone. My brother and I visited there, It was before he was married, but I don't know what year. I was driving a 1967 Comet so it was after that. This brother is no longer with us so I do cherish this picture. 1960's, the good old days.

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Thanks Clarence, I have never been to Yellowstone . The falls look like something from northern Ontario or northern Michigan but the surrounding area didn't really fit . So now i know.

 

[per]

Reader2, is that in Israel?

 

[CattleArmy]

Leanin H I have a similar photo of my daughter when she caught her master angler bass last summer from a lake at the ranch. She was so excited and proud.